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Motion passes at 8:26 p.m. Article 30 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to exercise the option held by the Town as set forth in paragraph 3 of the agreement entitled "South Cape Beach Development Agreement" between the Town, acting through its Board of Selectmen, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts acting by and through its Department of Environmental Management ("DEM"), dated December 27, 1990, to acquire certain lands of the Commonwealth and 'in consideration therefore to convey to the Commonwealth certain lands of the Town, as such exchange is further described in Chapter 287 of the Acts of 1982; to authorize such acquisition and conveyance on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may determine, which may include restrictions on the future use of said, lands, the land, to be acquired by the Town being described in, paragraph 15 of the agreement entitled "Amended Agreement" between the Town and DEM dated July 15, 1981, and consisting of approximately 30 acres as shown on the map attached to said Amended Agreement as Exhibit B and the land to be conveyed by the Town being described in paragraph 14 of said Amended Agreement as "all municipally owned lands within the proposed boundaries of the [So�uth Cape Beach State] Park," including the existing town beach and a portion of Great Oak Road and other parcels within said Park; and to ,authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth for such approvals as may be needed for such exchange pursuant to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article seeks to establish the intent of the Town to exercise its option negotiated with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the "South Cape Beach Development Agreement"' for the transfer of the new South Cape State Beach to the control and ownership of the Town and the transfer of the Town's South Cape Beach to the State. The following Article seeks to carry out this intent by authorizing the actual transfer of title to these properties. Motion made by Morris Kirsner.. Motion.- I move the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to exercise the option held by the Town under the South Cape Beach Development Agreement as printed in the warrant except for the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto". Motion made to indefinitely postpone passes at 8:43 p0m* Move to reconsider defeated 8:44 p.m. Article 31 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of the Town owned land described in paragraph 14 of the July 15, 1981 "Amended Agreement" between the Town and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management ("DEM") as "all municipally owned lands within the proposed boundaries of the [South Cape Beach State] Park," including the existing town beach and a portion of Great Oak Road and other parcels within said Park, being the land shown on Assessor's Map 130, Block 6, to the Selectmen for 26